NathanielJaye: "In both our inner & our outer actions, we should hold one question: How will this help an individual unfold their #uniqueness in balance with the #earth and the #cosmos? There are many answers, but this is the question. Because if not this, then what are we doing?" bit.ly/45gj8kE

@theocosmosophia.bsky.social: "The universe, according to what science now reveals, is a single event, a single & continuing unfolding. #Creation is one. With this as our basic context, all is #sacred or nothing is." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

Skylar Wilson: "We have an opportunity to practice living courageously....to let go, empty ourselves, & open to more of our common purpose....to inhabit something deeper while becoming attuned to all of the ways that we are supported by the Earth." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

CarolVaccariello: "The more we open to Earth in her relationship to Cosmos & the awareness Heaven is right here, the more passionate we will be about caring for her as she cares for us. The OSE wd be a powerful vehicle raising awareness of Earth's [sacredness] & life-providing call. bit.ly/4oZpbkG

SkylarWilson: "Our need to evolve our culture is on us now as never before. The intense pressures to evolve require inner work & forms of integrative training to connect open ❤️s & 🧠s to something greater & deeper than our current culture." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

BroderickRodell: "Our #past has so much to teach us...we don't need to romanticize or denigrate it. We need to embrace what can serve us in our #evolution & relinquish that which stagnates us. We need a story that recognizes our #collectiveinterest in #workingtogether. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

DeborahSantana: "We are all responsible for our Earth....for our children & their children, for the future of creation & life. We are not helpless bystanders... We must be attentive & mindful of everything we touch so our presence on this planet does no harm." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

The #OrderoftheSacredEarth accepts all religions but is not religious itself. It accepts the faithful & the faithless, the orthodox & the secular, the spiritual seeker & the nonbeliever. It accepts all people who are simply willing to be in service of the Earth. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

DeidreBCombs: "Mystics listen to the Greater Whole, emptying themselves [to] become a channel. Warriors are called to pay attn to the here & now, surveying the battlefield, opponents & our own capabilities. Where #mystics connect to the ❤️, #warriors ...focus the 🧠 - research & act." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

MeisterEckhart doesn't limit dignity of #personhood to white ppl, men, or men w/ property: to him we are all born noble; our rights derive from that royalty & we're urged to treat others as ourselves & live equally. "There can be no love where love does not find [or create] equality." bit.ly/40UAOka

Kerri Welch: "So much of our time is spent in the deadness of indoors, facing a screen....The mind's power [is] to travel in time & space - & its peril, to lose sensuous engaged experience w/ the body & the immediacy of the world. People & nature draw us into...the present moment." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

KristalParks: "It is time now to abandon our #speciesism & remove the chains of terror that most #animals feel b/c of our use, abuse, beating, & eating them. To harm these, even the least of them, is like doing it to #Christ Himself." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

DeirdreBCombs: "It is easy to be terrified & disheartened if you pay a bit of attention to the daily news...Meanwhile, human beings have been gathering in communities & working thru societal conflict for ~25,000 yrs according to prehistoric research." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

BroderickRodell: "Due to drastic increases in human population & advancement of powerful technologies...we are dangerously playing a game of self-destruction...on a course of destroying ourselves & most of life on earth...." bit.ly/4hkaVA6 Photo: Palm OIl Deforestation, Sumatra. Wikimedia

We are witnessing the death of institutions & systems, & an era that is not serving us nor our Mother Earth well any longer. Nothing short of what @davidkorten.bsky.social calls “A New Enlightenment” will suffice in activating the energies & insights needed at this important time. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

We include #action in our vow to become lovers & defenders of #SacredEarth because we are in a time when #contemplation alone is insufficient in addressing the needs of our times and the more-than-human world. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

#OrderOfTheSacredEarth members can commit to #livingsimply & supporting those who have less. Actively bringing forth a #NewEconomicSystem that works for all — not just 2-leggeds but all beings: oceans & fishes, forests & trees, plants & animals, birds & weather. bit.ly/4k1KUr6

TONIGHT! Join #OrderoftheSacredEarth in our monthly #councilcall: a container for networking w/ other mystic warriors protecting & defending our #SacredEarth. Open w/ prayer, hear updates from int'l & local pod leaders, share Q&A, close w/ prayer. 7pm - 8pm EST. Newcomers welcome! bit.ly/3IMVdRJ

The #OrderOfTheSacredEarth's #vow to respect & defend our sacred Earth could integrate core values underlying the vows that our ancestors often undertook (e.g., marriage, or monastics' vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, stability) , applying them from a modern perspective. bit.ly/4k1KUr6

#PopeLeo: "We have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have. If people are in the United States illegally, there are ways to treat that. There are courts. There’s a system of justice.” #JusticeAndMercy #RuleOfLaw bit.ly/4oX35A2

The world needs a profound expansion of human #consciousness to move us beyond #Tribalism to a consciousness of the whole. The #vow we share in common is a vow of #service that supports those in service to Earth and one another. bit.ly/4k1KUr6

In times like ours, so marked by apocalyptic goings-on, it is important that we not succumb to despair, non-action, or action-reaction. We need to go deeper w/in our own souls & w/in the genius of our species to find anew what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the #belovedcommunity.” bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

“I promise to be the best lover & defender of Mother Earth that I can be.” This sacred pledge is a wisdom practice we can continually refine & develop as we evolve, underscoring the principles thru which we operate & the values we strive to fulfill. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN Photo: New Citizens' Oath, Flickr

We are all beginners in this sacred work, both inner & outer. We are not here to judge but to support each other in our efforts incl. transforming ourselves beyond the anthropocentric consciousness we have all inherited & transforming the institutions that buttress our culture. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

The world does not need a new #church, a new #religion or even a reshuffling of our old religions. It needs a movement of people of varied #belief & #non-belief systems who share one sacred #vow: to preserve #MotherEarth & become the best lovers & defenders of the Earth they can be. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

Our vision is to create a container for connection and networking with other mystic warriors who are carrying on the work as protectors & defenders of our sacred #MotherEarth. Next Tuesday, join us! bit.ly/3IMVdRJ

@davidkorten.bsky.social : "Healthy living organisms characteristically mobilize to exclude and destroy invasive species. Earth may be doing exactly that as it unleashes hurricanes, droughts, floods, and wildfires." bit.ly/3WRTQFD

JenniferListug: "I may not have any power over the trajectory of our human condition, the tides of the sea, or the hour of the setting sun. But I do have power over my energy, my century or so of life on this beautiful planet, & what I devote that time to. As do you. As do we all." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

SkylarWilson: "The renaissance of heart-centered ways of being carry w/ them new routes for relating to everything again & again. They can become a great source for hope & inspiration for developing a truly compassionate & sustainable way of being human." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

How can you get involved with the #OrderOfTheSacredEarth? Take a personal vow to be the best lover & defender of the Earth you can be: bit.ly/4k1KUr6 Read the book: bit.ly/4hkaVA6 Join us, either as a vow-taker or as a supporter, at bit.ly/4hkaVA6 Attend an online Council meeting: bit.ly/3Qwip78

Networking with other #Earth-Honoring individuals and organizations doing similar work and bringing such #Earth-Protecting activists together to develop a deeper spiritual grounding will be part of the shared work & offering of the #OrderOfTheSacredEarth bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

Many of us identify as #SpiritualButNotReligious.” It is possible for some people to be both #spiritual & #religious, *&* effort is needed thru #presence, #intention, & #directaction. Why action? #Contemplation needs to feed action in times like ours when democracide & #ecocide reign. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN

SkylarWilson: Why not try to bring together a loosely held, diverse group of people into authentic relationship in order to self-organize around similar core values that support our evolution into an Earth-honoring culture? bit.ly/4ghrnjn

Working toward the good does not mean attacking what has been. Nonviolent communication is a powerful tool stemming from the realization that we can create change for ourselves & each other w/o fighting. The warrior does this thru staying present while modeling the way forward. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

#DeidreBCombs: #Mystics listen to the Greater Whole, emptying themselves [to]be a channel. They tap into the vastness of the Universe & recognize the endless possibility available thru the Divine spark w/in their hearts....yet caution to never rest in knowing, but instead in a sea of uncertainty.

A #MysticWarrior is a lover of #Life, #Existence, #God or #Spirit. A #mystic says YES to life even when it's hard & demanding. A #warrior or #prophet stands up to defend what they cherish & love. A #prophet interferes w/ evil, saying NO to injustice & all that interferes w/ Life. bit.ly/4hyKOFkv

Has humans' relationship w/ Earth already passed the point of no return? Warning signs in the news give good reason to believe it has. But accepting this turns our fear into self-fulfilling prophecy. Better we act w/ urgency, wisdom, courage, & love in service to life & a living Earth bit.ly/3WRTQFD

Individually, we are powerless against the forces of #death wrought by human #greed and #violence in humanity’s ultimately self-destructive war against #life. Only by acting together as lovers and #defenders of our #EarthMother will life prevail. #StopBarredOwlSlaughter bit.ly/3WRTQFD

JenListug: #OrderoftheSacredEarth teaches we're responsible for treating *all* others w/ compassion & justice: humans of all ethnicities, genders, political identities & religious beliefs, creatures of other species, oceans, mountains, forests, all other life. bit.ly/4hkaVA6 Photo: Haiti post-Jeanne

The late West African spiritual teacher #MalidomaSome said: There is no community without ritual. Ritual is how we can come to know our togetherness, bring ourselves into the greater context of which we are each a part. It is how we can create a community mind. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

JenniferListug: " #ClarissaPinkolaEstes says asking the proper ? is the central act of transformatn. So the ? is, what kind of world do we want to create? What do we value [&] stand for? How might we come together...in a new way that will...prosper all life for generations to come?" bit.ly/4hkaVA6

Who does OSE welcome? Everyone caring deeply about the Earth's fate & wanting to further healing & survival of Life on Earth. All faiths, genders/sexualities, ethnicities, educations, professions, ages, bring your gifts for the common good: ecojustice, sustainability, liberty & peace. bit.ly/4hyKOFk

#NaomiKlein: How do you change a worldview, an unquestioned ideology? Part of it involves choosing the right early policy battles - game-changing ones that don't merely aim to change laws but change patterns of thought. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

Skylar Wilson: "As we inquire into the hardened places within our own bodies & within the collective body, we will hold space for these energetic & cultural blockages to soften, become conscious, & be integrated - at their own pace - into a fuller dance of being & becoming. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

Carol Vaccariello: "As our #consciousness evolves, we catch up to our #Ancestors in understanding that we live with the #spiritrealm, not separate from it. The Ancestors on whose shoulders we stand also stand with us & walk with us." bit.ly/4hkaVA6

Skylar Wilson: "Creative & empowering movements are spreading around the world, fr urban centers to wild rural villages. Our times require bringing together & sharing the diverse array of cultural wisdom accessible now w/in a global understanding." bit.ly/4hkaVA6 Pic: Int'lFolkFestival ParadeNatns